Entrepreneur Wines is a rare Napa winery that focuses its efforts on charitable giving by providing a significant portion of their revenue to charity. Founders Randy and Patty Haykin released their first vintage in 2009 - soon after they founded Gratitude Network, a nonprofit focusing on social entrepreneurship programs - specifically helping children and … [Read more...]
Hard Six Cellars
Hard Six Cellars was established in 2012. Proprietors Wayne and Kara Fingerman were introduced to wine through their respective professions. Kara worked in a number of fine restaurants on the East Coast (part of her work entailed taking various wine classes). Wayne’s first job on Wall Street included entertainment as an integral part of his job description. … [Read more...]
Charthia Cellars
Charthia Cellars. Proprietor and winemaker Charles Keller discovered wine at an early age. Growing up in New Jersey in an Irish American Catholic family, he recalls that wine was not the beverage of choice. His first introduction to wine was when he tried dry red table wine to satisfy a curiosity in his early teen years. Later in his twenties he started … [Read more...]
Seek Wines
Seek Wines is a micro producer of premium wines grown or sourced from Howell Mountain. Proprietors, Gerard and Barbara Siek began drinking and enjoy wine in 1990. Their first trip to the Napa Valley in 1994 was an anniversary treat setup by Gerard. They spent one day in the valley on a 37 mile bike ride with Backroads, a Berkeley Ca, based tour operator. … [Read more...]
Brilliant Mistake Wines
Brilliant Mistake Wines (not to be confused by the song title of the same name by Elvis Costello) was founded by John and Stacy Reinert; their first vintage dates from 2013. John is originally from Philadelphia; he came to California to pursue a passion for music. The forks in life invariably lead one in directions one may not have originally anticipated. In … [Read more...]
Au Sommet Napa Valley
Au Sommet is a 45-acre property located high on the slopes of Atlas Peak (2,100 feet). Nine acres of vines are planted; the majority being Cabernet Sauvignon with two small blocks of Petit Verdot. These are vines with incredible views at times and on clear days they look east into the Central Valley, on very clear days the snowcapped mountains of some of the … [Read more...]
Spire Collection
Spire Collection features the most premium wines bottled by Jackson Family Wines from wineries under their ownership; i.e. local, regional and international producers. The various Jackson Family Wines properties, wineries or brands are incredibly geographically diverse and are located on parts of five continents. As of our latest update to this review, their … [Read more...]
Italics Winegrowers
Italics Winegrowers was founded by Mike Martin from Texas; his family produce business began with a small 20-acre grapefruit orchard in the south part of the state. Over time they became one of the largest distributors of produce in the state of Texas (including citrus, onions and melons). By the time they sold their company, Rio Queen Citrus, Inc. in 2012, … [Read more...]
Calmére Estate Winery
Calmére Estate Winery, formerly Liana Estates, formerly LE Estates opened in early October 2016; two sisters, Lisa and Ariana (both second generation winery family members) purchased the old Acacia Winery and nearly 100 acres of vineyards on the Napa side of Carneros. The sisters have combined efforts to offer a variety of hospitality experiences paired with … [Read more...]
Mendelson Wines
Mendelson Wines. Proprietor Richard Mendelson is a man of many talents - lawyer, real estate broker, wine maker, artist (metal sculptures), professor and author. He wrote Appellation Napa Valley - a historical and in depth look at the creation of several of Napa Valley's sub appellation (based on his legal with these sub-AVA's). Richard was introduced to … [Read more...]
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